Calling All New Brinsea Owners!!! February Hatch-a-long... PRIZES!!!

[Luvducks]

WOW! Congratulations EVERYONE! Busy morning for all of you. Fun, Fun, Fun!

 

[AZBootsie]

The first 3 are out and I have pips everywhere!!

 

[enggass]

Did you remove the metal separators before lockdown?

 

[AZBootsie]

yes and I put them in cut out egg cartons and the hatched chicks are knocking them over

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Me too as above... worked great!

 

[enggass]

Thanks.
Paper(cardboard) egg cartons trimmed down?
Did it affect the humidity much?

 

[AZBootsie]

This is my first time hatching, so I don't know how much it messed up the humidity?? I live in the desert and I did have problems keeping humidity up. I cut the egg cartons into individual cups and then cut the bottoms out. Then I dipped them in warm water before I put the egg in. I also folded a paper towel and put it in each of the water wells...like bridging the two channels. Almost every day in lockdown I had to drip water in with a straw through the vent hole. I kept the vent fully open. Not sure if this is the right way or wrong way to do it....but it seemed ok??

Fourth little one is busting out now...

Ooops....heading back I hear another chirping loud

 

[AZBootsie]

Next time I won't cut them into individual egg holders. The chicks are knocking them over.

Here is #5. It is getting harder to take nice pics. The plastic is fogging up and the chicks are just squirming all over.

 

[mame1616]

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Woo Hoo! Good for you Nat!

 

[chicken stalker]

Tonight is the end of day 22....My hatch is delayed due to a slight fan malfunction at about the 2 week of incubation

So far I have out....

5 BBS Copper Marans
2 LW Ameraucana project
1 Silver Ameraucana

Still to go...
1 BBS Copper Marans.....has ? on it because it looked suspicious at lockdown
2 Silver AMS
2 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten AMS
9 LW Ameraucana project (one is almost all the way zipped)

Here's hoping to more late bloomers.

The next batch of eggs are resting on my counter. I will set Saturday.